Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-17

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/ But there were only miserable villages
between the chaya and Morioka, and,
apart from his fatigue, the way was
! lonely and dangerous on account OF rob
bers.
He strolled to the back of the inn, and
pursued little tagged path toward Il
! rustic summer house erected on an arti-
iiciaI mound A slight railing on either
side divided the path from the garden,
where the summer Chrysanthemums the
peouies and pinks were bursting into
/ bloom. while the camellia, aZalea and
primrose gave forth their expiring strength
in a few delicate flowers. Some late
yiolets peeped timidly from the shadow of
a huge rock: around the lattice work of
the summer house vine tendrils struggled
with dainty clemntis, and cherry blossoms,
/ from which the huusr WAS FAMED, bioOmed
in gay profusion everywhere.
Sitting there in the silence of the even
/ ing the soft landscape spread out beneath
him, the odor of the garden mounting to
/ the arbor, kampei almost forgot his re
cent annoyance and indulged i'll pleasant
/ dreams Of the future. Dusk was advanC-
/ ing, when he was startled by seeing Niya,
( who had approached noselessly. standing
/ in the doorway. She uttered n little
scream on finding the summer house ocCu-
J pied and WAS about 10 20 away, when
/ kumpei recalled her and desired her in II
I harsh voice to sit down. She obeyed, the
I blood meanwhile mounting Indignantly to
/ her forehead; and when kampei looked
| severely at her she hastily brushed away
/ the traces of recent tears and said deil-
| autly:
| ''Frcwn not thus. good Kampei; | am
not O Suba, your betrnthed; ! am only
| Niya Are not my parents dead' And
/ who then will dare to reprove me II do
/ what | please Go to Morioka, kampei,
| and let You and OSuba forget the
wretched Niya, who will never return TO
| her home" "
She rose to her feet while speaking and
was about to leave, when kampei again
stoppe6iller and said sorrowfully:
lyon have chosen mean calling that
! YOUR parents would have rejected as vul-
/ gar and disgraceful, their spirits are dis
/ pleased, and YOU can no more visit their
| tombs or pray before the god shelf with a
1 peaceful mind There was II time that |
/ thought loved Niya more than O-Suba,
/ and now-yah, yah" he continued scorn-
! fully, after pause, get away, you low
creature, You are no longer anything 10
me but the miserable tea house attend
anti"
He turned away from her with a gesture
! of ANGER She clasped her hands to her
! side and STAGGERED against the frail wood
work making the whole structure
tremhle. then, looking at him wildly, she
uttered n heartbroken cry and rushed
down the path, past the house and across
! the broad road.
and when he SAW her climb the bank on
! the roadside and spring into the river flow
! inc slowly beyond he muttered TO himself:
Tn death Of n dog is good enough for
! on. with :, mean a soulr'
| But better thoughts quickly came and
he determined to try and save her.
Niyo rose to the surface OF the water,
| and her clothing buoyel her for some mo-
mcnts She did not struggle. but kept her
| hands thrust into the sleeves of her robe
| She sank again in the smooth current, and
| ne ber face became buried her fort;tude
| deserted her, and she threw up her arms
with !, stifed shriek
The bubbles that marked the spot where
| She sonk were almost gone when Kampei
| reached the bank, diyestcd OF his sandals
and outer Garments He sprang into the
stream. ana succeeded III SelZlnG tlle
drowning Girl. who. though nearly in
| sensible crashed him tightly about the
neck, hindering his movements. Kampe,
| finding the place shallow. put his feet
unon the ground. but TO his terror they
snnk into deep mud. and he felt the water
gradually rising upon him. He strained
every muscle, but the water still mounted
| until they were both covered. A roar as
of thunder filled his ears. and his head
seemed about to burst, but he managed to
preserve some coolness. BY violent
effort he loosened Niva's frantic embrace,
and. still grasping her clothing. struggled
out of the mud and gained firm foothold,
exhausted and Casping for breath.
Though his strength was almost gone
and his knees tottered, he held Niya to
his breast, looking anXiously into her
f.II be,yiIv ON his arm the hair from
which the fosteniprs were gone, falling
oyer his sboulder in a thick mass and
tooting on the stream.
Tba incident had heen observed from
the cbaya and n number of men now
s,n,5 on tho hank by whose and tn. two
var. soon nl,ced in safety When Kam-
nei had seen the girl restored to anima-
fion and riv.u in CHARGE of the female
servants ba was forced to ioin the other
cu.sts nv whom he WAS CLAIMED on the
sbouldarS and nraised as a hero,
He slep, soundly until awoke by the
harsh .ound of the shutters beinr moved
in IN, ,r Crnoyes and by the Sunlight
nor-;rg in throupb the semi-transparent
screens Being desirous of avoiding Niya
he did not wait for breakfast, but set out
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